diff --git a/moto/sesv2/responses.py b/moto/sesv2/responses.py
index 84dc36cff..6eb4c1ca7 100644
--- a/moto/sesv2/responses.py
+++ b/moto/sesv2/responses.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class SESV2Response(BaseResponse):
                 source=from_email_address,
                 destinations=destination,
                 subject=content["Simple"]["Subject"]["Data"],
-                body=content["Simple"]["Subject"]["Data"],
+                body=content["Simple"]["Body"]["Text"]["Data"],
             )
         elif "Template" in content:
             raise NotImplementedError("Template functionality not ready")
diff --git a/tests/test_sesv2/test_sesv2.py b/tests/test_sesv2/test_sesv2.py
index 7f9179d02..bf167597c 100644
--- a/tests/test_sesv2/test_sesv2.py
+++ b/tests/test_sesv2/test_sesv2.py
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ def test_send_email(ses_v1):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
     sent_count = int(send_quota["SentLast24Hours"])
     assert sent_count == 3
 
+    if not settings.TEST_SERVER_MODE:
+        backend = ses_backends[DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID]["us-east-1"]
+        msg: RawMessage = backend.sent_messages[0]
+        assert msg.subject == "test subject"
+        assert msg.body == "test body"
+
 
 @mock_sesv2
 def test_send_raw_email(ses_v1):  # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name